Southern Illinois Airport could spark high tech zone and manufacturing innovation
Our view urges region leaders to back a high tech zone at Southern Illinois Airport focusing on manufacturing innovation. Plans include a new Transportation Education Center, armed forces center, and public safety building, with meetings underway to explore airport based industry clusters and partnerships modeled after CCAM in Virginia.
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Carbondale
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Gary Shafer
Jackson County Growth Alliance
Jeff Doherty
Commonwealth Center For Advanced Manufacturing
Petersburg
Virginia Tech University
University of Virginia
Virginia State University
Rolls-Royce
Canon Virginia
Aerojet
SIU
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CCAM
Goldman
Obama
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
U.S. 51
Illinois 13
Silicon Valley
Goldman, Shafer
Doherty
Letters to Editor Policy and Contact Details
Policy outlines letters limited to 250 words addressed to current issues. Letters must be signed and include a telephone number for verification. Reporting contacts list local numbers for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto and Williamson County plus editor emails and extensions. Contact lines include The Southern Illinois Editor Gary Metro and Managing Editor Mark Fitton.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Gary Metro
Gary
Officials contact lines for Kirk and Shimkus listed
U.S. Senator Mark Kirk and U.S. Representative John Shimkus provide phone numbers and a webmastered web address for official inquiries. Contact avenues include district and Washington, D.C. lines and a Senate site URL. The listing emphasizes accessibility for constituents seeking federal guidance.
Without Unions Workers Lose a Voice in U S History
Guest view argues that labor unions boosted wages hours and safety while deindustrialization and politics have weakened workers. It cites 1900s conditions, Triangle Shirtwaist, coal mining accidents and the rise of right to work as evidence of how unions shaped prosperity and policy, ending with historian David Cochran at John A Logan College.
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Illinois
United States
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New York City
Triangle
U.S
U.S. Coal Commission
George Rawick
Walmart
David Cochran
John A. Logan
Carterville
Voice of the Reader questions Tamms prison funding
A reader asks who funds marches against Tamms prison and who benefits from its closure. They challenge savings claims, worry about inmate placement costs, and note a mother’s grief over her son’s crime, urging investigation into funding sources.
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Chicago
Southern Illinois
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